Glen Echo in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Glen Echo Park: Chautaugua c. 1891
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008
1. Marker Describing 1891 Chautaugua
The Chautaugua Program at Glen Echo opened June 16, 1891 and offered classes and lectures in all areas of the liberal and practical arts. The education program ran for only one year, but the buildings were used by the amusement park for decades. The Stone Tower is the only Chautaugua structure that remains intact today.
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The Ampitheater was the main assembly hall and centerpiece of the 1891 Chautauqua.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1891.
Location. 38° 58.044′ N, 77° 8.317′ W. Marker is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Macarthur Boulevard near Goldsboro Road (Maryland Route 614). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo MD 20812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960 (here, next to this marker); Glen Echo Park: Spanish Ballroom (here, next to this marker); Glen Echo Park: Aerial View c. 1954 (here, next to this marker); The Clara Barton Trail (about 300 feet away); Glen Echo Park (about 300
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Other markers no longer nearby. Glen Echo Park c. 1930 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Trolley Parks In America (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo From Past to Present (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); 1921 (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Parks Crystal Pool (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Changing Face of Glen Echo (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. These pictures were taken with Elite Chrome 200 film and scanned into JPEG files.
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008
2. Chautaugua Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,154 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.
